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Lyrics & meaning

En Ragam Oru Thalai Ragam

From Idhu Namma Aalu (2016) · 2015

Lyricist
T. R. Kuralarasan
Singers
T. R. Silambarasan, S. T. Rajendar
Music director
T. R. Kuralarasan
Movie name
Idhu Namma Aalu (2016)
Movie release year
2015
Lyrics added on
29 Mar 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
{Enakaga porandhalae ava
En kooda irundhalae
Avala ippa thedi pakuren
Ava kooda irundha naatkal
Ethayum marakka mudiyala
Ava illatha oru vazhkaiya
Nenachu paakka mudiyala
{En ragam oru thala ragam
Ada kadavulae yen intha sogam
En kaadhal romba pavam
Romba pavam
Enakku ava venum} (2)
Un kooda nan vazhuvenunu
Nee sathiyam panna
En kanavellam
Kalachi puttu
En manasa yendi konna
Un pechellam nambi vittu
Un pinnala vanthen
Yemandhu poiyi dhevadhasa
Naan othhaya ninnen
Aiyoo yemandhu poiyi dhevadhasa
Naan othaya ninen
En idhayathil
Vithayai vizhunthayae
Oru poovaga nee valarndhayae
En malarae en vaadi ponaa..
{En ragam oru thala ragam
Ada kadavulae yen intha sogam
En kaadhal romba pavam
Romba pavam
Enakku ava venum} (2)
When i saw you first girl
You was fine
I dont know why but
You blow my mind
You made a feel like a million in a one
And one in a billion you be the one
Who can change my world
And then baby change my way
I got a feeling that you could take my breath away
I am saying just because im in love
This is coming out love
From the bottom of my heart girl
She was born just for me,
she was once by my side.
Now I keep searching for her.
The days I spent with her,
I can never forget any of them.
A life without her,
I cannot even imagine.
My melody is a one-sided tune,
oh God, why this sorrow?
My love is truly pitiful,
so very pitiful.
I just want her.
You promised me,
"I will live with you."
All of my dreams,
you shattered completely.
Why did you break my heart, girl?
Believing everything you said,
I followed after you.
Betrayed and heartbroken like Devadas,
I was left standing all alone.
Oh, betrayed and heartbroken like Devadas,
I was left standing all alone.
Inside my heart,
you fell like a seed.
You grew and blossomed into a flower.
My sweet flower, why did you wither away?
My melody is a one-sided tune,
oh God, why this sorrow?
My love is truly pitiful,
so very pitiful.
I just want her.
When I saw you first, girl,
you were so fine.
I don't know why, but
you blew my mind.
You made me feel like a million to one,
and one in a billion, you are the one
who can change my world,
and then, baby, change my ways.
I've got a feeling that you could take my breath away.
I'm saying this just because I'm in love,
this is coming out, my love,
from the bottom of my heart, girl.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song expresses the heart-wrenching pain of unrequited love and betrayal. The protagonist laments the loss of his lover, unable to imagine a life without her after she broke her promises and left him isolated. He compares his plight to that of Devadas, questioning why fate blossomed a love in his heart only to let it wither away.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Allusion

“Yemandhu poiyi dhevadhasa”

References the iconic romantic tragic hero Devadas to emphasize the protagonist's profound heartbreak and loneliness.

Metaphor

“En idhayathil Vithayai vizhunthayae Oru poovaga nee valarndhayae En malarae en vaadi ponaa..”

Compares love to a seed planted in the heart that bloomed into a flower before tragically withering.

Refrain / Repetition

“En ragam oru thala ragam”

The phrase 'En ragam oru thala ragam' is repeated continuously to reinforce the painful theme of one-sided love.

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Trivia

The line 'En ragam oru thala ragam' pays direct homage to T. Rajendar's cult classic 1980 romance film 'Oru Thalai Ragam'. The song was composed and written by T. Rajendar's younger son, T. R. Kuralarasan, starring his elder brother Silambarasan (STR).

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